All blessings are divine in origin but none can be compared with this
power of intellectual investigation and research which is an eternal gift
producing fruits of unending delight. Man is ever partaking of these
fruits. All other blessings are temporary; this is an everlasting
possession. Even sovereignty has its limitations and overthrow; this is a
kingship and dominion which none may usurp or destroy. Briefly; it is an
eternal blessing and divine bestowal, the supreme gift of God to man.
Therefore you should put forward your most earnest efforts toward the
acquisition of sciences and arts. The greater your attainment, the higher
your standard in the divine purpose. The man of science is perceiving and
endowed with vision whereas he who is ignorant and neglectful of this
development is blind. The investigating mind is attentive, alive; the mind
callous and indifferent is deaf and dead. A scientific man is a true index
and representative of humanity, for through processes of inductive
reasoning and research he is informed of all that appertains to humanity,
its status, conditions and happenings. He studies the human body politic,
understands social problems and weaves the web and texture of
civilization. In fact, science may be likened to a mirror wherein the
infinite forms and images of existing things are revealed and reflected.
It is the very foundation of all individual and national development.
Without this basis of investigation, development is impossible. Therefore
seek with diligent endeavor the knowledge and attainment of all that lies
within the power of this wonderful bestowal.
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